MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Threat posed by Digital Services Act to freedom of expression in Europe and EU-US relations – E-001592/2024

Question for written answer  E-001592/2024
to the Commission
Rule 144
Fernand Kartheiser (ECR)

Commissioner Breton has faced fire for the letter he addressed to Elon Musk on 12 August 2024, in particular from the US Congress and Trump’s election campaign officials. Meanwhile, in the EU, many people have expressed their concern that the Digital Services Act (DSA) poses a threat to freedom of expression.

• 1.Will the Commission revise the DSA to remove anything that poses a threat to freedom of expression or would entail censorship in the EU?
• 2.Does it agree that the primary use of the DSA is to prevent conservative views from being shared online, and that it is thus a weapon of lawfare to be used against opinions that bother the Commission?
• 3.Is Mr Breton still in theory eligible to be a Commissioner?

Submitted: 2.9.2024